The PBE has been updated! Today's update includes the brief in-game lore entry for Ekko, another set of tentative changes for Karma, and a slew of tweaks for the Ancient coin line of items & Ardent Censer.

Continue reading for more information!

(Warning: PBE Content is tentative and iterative - what you see may not reflect what eventually gets pushed to live servers! Manage your expectations accordingly. )

Ekko's Lore

The small in-client lore entry for Ekko has been added in today's update:

"A prodigy from the rough streets of Zaun, Ekko manipulates time to spin any situation to his advantage. Using his own invention, the Zero-Drive, he explores the branching possibilities of reality. As well as experimenting with multi-dimensional probability, Ekko spends his days running wild with the other lost children of Zaun. Though he revels in this freedom, when there's a threat to his friends, he'll endure anything to defend them. To the unknowing observer, Ekko accomplishes the impossible with ease, time and time again."

Balance Changes

* Remember *: The PBE is a testing grounds for new, tentative, and sometimes radical changes. The changes you see below may be lacking context or other accompanying changes that didn't make it in - don't freak out! These are not official notes.

AoE shield amount increased to 50% of the primary target's shield from 30/70/100/150

[Note: The changelist from ricklessabandon can be found here. Note that these changes are RELATIVE TO CURRENT LIVE VALUES. The previous set of changes has essentially been "reverted" and replaced with this set. ]